Council probes lottery-row teacher

By KESINEE TANGKHIEO 
THE NATION

 

 

Professional body may punish Preecha after his arrest for alleged lies in Bt30m dispute.

 

THE TEACHERS Council of Thailand has launched an investigation against a teacher who allegedly filed a false complaint with police to claim Bt30-million lottery winnings from the legitimate owner.

 

The inquiry is targeting Preecha Kraikruan, a senior teacher at the Thepmongkol Rangsee School in Kanchanaburi province. 

 

Arrested on Sunday, Preecha was released on bail yesterday.

 

“We need to investigate to |determine whether he engaged in misbehaviour and ethical violations,” council secretary-general Somsak Donprasit said yesterday. 

 

He said if found guilty, Preecha would be punished with disciplinary actions ranging from an official warning, probation, a suspension of his teaching licence for up to five years, or revocation of his teaching licence. 

 

Preecha and his key witness Rattanaporn Supathip, a lottery vendor in Kanchanaburi, are facing four charges related to an alleged conspiracy to file a false complaint against retired Lieutenant Charoon Wimul to claim the lottery winnings.

 

Preecha

 

Charoon cashed five lottery tickets for Bt30 million after the November 1 draw last year. 

 

On November 2, Preecha lodged a complaint with police claiming that he had lost five lottery tickets with the winning number. 

 

After finding out that Charoon had cashed the tickets, Preecha accused Charoon of illicitly taking the winning lottery tickets that he had bought from Rattanaporn. The teacher has been a regular customer of Rattanaporn for years. 

 

Rattanaporn

 

Both Preecha and Rattanaporn have been charged with filing a false complaint with police, giving false information to officials, framing another person in a criminal case, and supplying officials with false information that appeared on official documents for the purpose of damaging others. 

 

The framing charge by itself can be punished by up to five years in jail, a fine of Bt100,000 or both.

 

Preecha and Rattanaporn, who have been released on Bt100,000 bail each, have denied any wrongdoing. 

 

Insists on innocence

 

After walking out of the Criminal Court, Preecha told media that the winning lottery tickets were his.

 

Due to the lottery scandal, three local policemen and a court official testifying in favour of Preecha have already been transferred. 

 

The transfers took place after the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), acting on Charoon’s petition, took over the investigation into the high-profile dispute. 

 

CIB chief Pol Lt-General Thitiraj Nhongharnpitak said yesterday that Preecha had appeared dazed and not made a confession. 

 

“It will take some time to interrogate him,” Thitiraj said. 

 

He said the investigation would focus on Preecha and Rattanporn before expanding to cover local policemen accused of favouring Preecha. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30340049

 

 

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58 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Professional body

Is that one from Pattaya?

Edited March 3, 20188 yr by Get Real

Anything can be done for the right price in Thailand. Poor bugger is going to be hit from all sides. Probably for doing absolutely nothing. What a crap place to lead a normal life.. So glad I am not going to finish my life in Thailand.. I not so glad to have terminal cancer but given the choice.. Of spending one more minute in Thailand free from cancer and finishing my life in my country on a lit fuse.. I think I am happy here in my own country.

Most people I hear here believe the police and not the teacher. But here on ThaiVisa it seems more people believe the Teacher.

Who is telling the truth we don't know (or at least I am not knowing).

Maybe the future will tell the truth or we will have a case where the court tells who is fault without knowing if it is really fault or not.

 

I heared many stories which let me believe something with the story of the teacher is wrong. 

 

I am always surprised how many people know the truth about so many things which they not have any clue...

problem is, if the teacher is lying and the tickets were not found, why was he offered half the money when he made the claim. If the tickets were bought by the "winner" why was he so fast at giving half away, this is just one huge screwed up mess, something doesnt sit right thats for sure.

1 hour ago, seajae said:

problem is, if the teacher is lying and the tickets were not found, why was he offered half the money when he made the claim. If the tickets were bought by the "winner" why was he so fast at giving half away, this is just one huge screwed up mess, something doesnt sit right thats for sure.

I hear the opposite.. the teacher made a proposal to the policeman to share it 50/50.

14 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Council probes lottery-row teacher

I love a probe anytime. So long as I am the prober. If you get the drift.

The teacher's goose is cooked. No hope against the crooked coppers who are only in it for what they can get out of it.